Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Malta
Malta: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 12.42 in 2023. β² Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Malta, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Malta is 12.42, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Malta peaked at 12.42 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.46, in 1990.
Malta ranks 33rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.94 | 6.46 | 7.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.16 | 7.47 | 10.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 | 10.31 | 12.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.37 | 12.21 | 12.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 30 Luxembourg 12.59 compare
- 31 Cyprus 12.56 compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 12.55 compare
- 34 Russian Federation 12.41 compare
- 35 Liechtenstein 12.41 compare
- 36 Austria 12.36 compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Malta?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Malta was 12.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.42 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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